Private company
Rax
American fast food chain, founded 1967
Rax Roast Beef is a regional U.S. fast food restaurant chain specializing in roast beef sandwiches. The company has been through many iterations, declaring bankruptcy more than once, rising to as many as 504 locations in 38 U.S. states in the 1980s and falling to fewer than 10 locations in the 2020s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfast food1
- HeadquartersIronton1
- Websiteraxroastbeef.com
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Rax Roast Beef is a regional U.S. fast food restaurant chain specializing in roast beef sandwiches. The company has been through many iterations, declaring bankruptcy more than once, rising to as many as 504 locations in 38 U.S. states in the 1980s and falling to fewer than 10 locations in the 2020s.2
Timeline
- 1967Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteraxroastbeef.com1
- WikipediaRax Roast Beef
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7297089
Sources
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- 1WikidataRax on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRax on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRax photo by Dan Keck from Ohio, CC0